Oussama M. Wazni

23.8k total citations · 9 hit papers
306 papers, 12.4k citations indexed

About

Oussama M. Wazni is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, Oussama M. Wazni has authored 306 papers receiving a total of 12.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 275 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 34 papers in Surgery and 30 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in Oussama M. Wazni's work include Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (202 papers), Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (162 papers) and Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies (113 papers). Oussama M. Wazni is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (202 papers), Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (162 papers) and Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies (113 papers). Oussama M. Wazni collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Italy. Oussama M. Wazni's co-authors include Walid I. Saliba, Andrea Natale, Bruce L. Wilkoff, David O. Martin, Robert A. Schweikert, Mohamed Kanj, Mandeep Bhargava, Khaldoun G. Tarakji, Ayman A. Hussein and Atul Verma and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Oussama M. Wazni

286 papers receiving 12.0k citations

Hit Papers

Radiofrequency Ablation vs Antiarrhythmic Drugs as First-... 2005 2026 2012 2019 2005 2009 2010 2020 2016 250 500 750
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Radiofrequency Ablation vs Antiarrhythmic Drugs as First-line Treatment of Symptomatic Atrial Fibrillation
    2005 794 citations Oussama M. Wazni, Nassir F. Marrouche et al. profile →
  2. Transvenous Lead Extraction: Heart Rhythm Society Expert Consensus on Facilities, Training, Indications, and Patient Management
    2009 738 citations Bruce L. Wilkoff, Oussama M. Wazni et al. Heart Rhythm profile →
  3. Lead Extraction in the Contemporary Setting: The LExICon Study
    2010 410 citations Oussama M. Wazni, Bruce L. Wilkoff et al. profile →
  4. Cryoballoon Ablation as Initial Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation
    2020 374 citations Oussama M. Wazni, Mark Niebauer et al. profile →
  5. Incidence and predictors of right ventricular pacing-induced cardiomyopathy in patients with complete atrioventricular block and preserved left ventricular systolic function
    2016 296 citations Deborah Kwon, John Rickard et al. Heart Rhythm profile →
  6. Smartwatch Algorithm for Automated Detection of Atrial Fibrillation
    2018 292 citations Ayman A. Hussein, Daniel J. Cantillon et al. profile →
  7. Primary Outcome Evaluation of a Next-Generation Left Atrial Appendage Closure Device
    2021 211 citations José Osorio, Devi G. Nair et al. Circulation profile →
  8. Incidence, Predictors, and Implications of Permanent Pacemaker Requirement After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
    2021 136 citations Amar Krishnaswamy, Khaldoun G. Tarakji et al. profile →
  9. Pulsed Field Ablation to Treat Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation: Safety and Effectiveness in the AdmIRE Pivotal Trial
    2024 44 citations Vivek Y. Reddy, Hugh Calkins et al. Circulation profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Oussama M. Wazni United States 57 11.4k 1.4k 917 813 551 306 12.4k
Walid I. Saliba United States 57 11.1k 1.0× 1.3k 0.9× 891 1.0× 452 0.6× 486 0.9× 280 12.0k
Josef Kautzner Czechia 52 10.9k 1.0× 1.3k 0.9× 653 0.7× 494 0.6× 746 1.4× 384 12.4k
Luigi Di Biase United States 58 12.2k 1.1× 1.1k 0.7× 1.3k 1.4× 500 0.6× 480 0.9× 592 13.2k
Johannes Brachmann Germany 50 11.7k 1.0× 1.9k 1.3× 1.5k 1.7× 935 1.2× 536 1.0× 383 13.3k
T. Jared Bunch United States 46 5.6k 0.5× 1.0k 0.7× 423 0.5× 896 1.1× 423 0.8× 266 7.5k
Jacques Clémenty France 78 24.0k 2.1× 1.8k 1.3× 984 1.1× 668 0.8× 481 0.9× 317 25.1k
Samir Saba United States 39 6.4k 0.6× 937 0.6× 708 0.8× 413 0.5× 388 0.7× 338 7.1k
Pasquale Santangeli United States 52 9.3k 0.8× 839 0.6× 672 0.7× 1.1k 1.4× 195 0.4× 397 11.0k
Tobias Reichlin Switzerland 39 6.0k 0.5× 1.4k 0.9× 2.2k 2.4× 465 0.6× 270 0.5× 292 7.3k
Francisco Fernández‐Avilés Spain 49 7.1k 0.6× 4.1k 2.8× 2.2k 2.4× 911 1.1× 877 1.6× 447 10.8k

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All Works

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Santangeli, Pasquale, Arwa Younis, Ioan Liuba, et al.. (2025). A Novel Radiofrequency-Assisted Trans–RAA Perforation Technique for Pericardial CO2 Insufflation to Facilitate Epicardial Access. JACC. Clinical electrophysiology. 11(6). 1145–1155. 3 indexed citations
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Biase, Luigi Di, Vivek Y. Reddy, Marwan Bahu, et al.. (2025). Early versus late atrial fibrillation recurrence after pulsed field ablation: insights from the admIRE trial. EP Europace. 27(2). 2 indexed citations
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Zei, Paul C., David E. Newton, Devi G. Nair, et al.. (2025). Outcomes of pulsed-field ablation with low to zero fluoroscopy utilization for atrial fibrillation treatment. EP Europace. 27(9).
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Higuchi, Koji, et al.. (2025). Conus Artery Injury During Radiofrequency-Assisted RAA Perforation for Pericardial CO2 Insufflation. JACC. Clinical electrophysiology. 11(9). 2079–2082.
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Nakhla, Shady, David O. Martin, Thomas Callahan, et al.. (2025). Incidence and Predictors of Pacing‐Induced Cardiomyopathy in Paced Patients Undergoing Attempted Left Bundle Branch Area Pacing. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 36(8). 1987–1995.
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Nakagawa, Hiroshi, Atsushi Ikeda, Tushar Sharma, et al.. (2025). Real-Time Prediction of Irreversible Lesion Size During Pulsed Field Ablation: Prospective Validation of a Novel Ablation Index Based on Contact Force and Number of Applications in a Swine Beating Heart Model. Circulation Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology. 18(12). e013911–e013911.
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Younis, Arwa, David O. Martin, Pasquale Santangeli, et al.. (2025). Age-stratified outcomes of transvenous lead extraction: A 5090-patient experience from the ExTRACT registry. Heart Rhythm. 23(3). 671–678. 1 indexed citations
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Nakagawa, Hiroshi, Tushar Sharma, Assaf Govari, et al.. (2024). Evaluation of Ablation Parameters to Predict Irreversible Lesion Size During Pulsed Field Ablation. Circulation Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology. 17(8). e012814–e012814. 17 indexed citations
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Liu, Yuchi, Shi Chen, Thomas Garrett, et al.. (2024). In vivo cardiac diffusion tensor imaging on an MR system featuring ultrahigh performance gradients with 200 mT/m maximum gradient strength. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. 93(2). 673–688. 2 indexed citations
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Andrade, Jason G., J. Moss, Malte Kuniss, et al.. (2023). The Cost-Effectiveness of First-Line Cryoablation vs First-Line Antiarrhythmic Drugs in Canadian Patients With Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 40(4). 576–584. 5 indexed citations
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Nakagawa, Hiroshi, Quim Castellví, Robert E. Neal, et al.. (2023). Effects of Contact Force on Lesion Size During Pulsed Field Catheter Ablation: Histochemical Characterization of Ventricular Lesion Boundaries. Circulation Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology. 17(1). e012026–e012026. 55 indexed citations
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Marrouche, Nassir F., Lilas Dagher, Oussama M. Wazni, et al.. (2021). Effect of DrOnedarone on atrial fibrosis progression and atrial fibrillation recurrence postablation: Design of the EDORA randomized clinical trial. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 32(12). 3203–3210. 2 indexed citations
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Il’Giovine, Zachary J., Divyang Patel, Anirudh Kumar, et al.. (2020). Obesity Predicts Survival After Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Independent of Effect on Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction. Circulation Heart Failure. 13(10). e007424–e007424. 2 indexed citations
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Hussein, Ayman A., Traci M. Bartz, John S. Gottdiener, et al.. (2015). Serial measures of cardiac troponin T levels by a highly sensitive assay and incident atrial fibrillation in a prospective cohort of ambulatory older adults. Heart Rhythm. 12(5). 879–885. 28 indexed citations
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Al‐Bawardy, Rasha, Amar Krishnaswamy, Jeevanantham Rajeswaran, et al.. (2014). Tricuspid Regurgitation and Implantable Devices. Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology. 38(2). 259–266. 61 indexed citations
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Bassiouny, Mohamed, Walid Saliba, John Rickard, et al.. (2011). Abstract 13128: Use of Dabigatran for Peri-Procedural Anticoagulation in Patients Undergoing Catheter Ablation for Atrial fibrillation: A New Paradigm in Peri-Procedural Anticoagulation. Circulation. 124. 4 indexed citations
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Wazni, Oussama M., Conor D. Barrett, David O. Martin, et al.. (2009). Experience with the Hansen Robotic System for Atrial Fibrillation Ablation—Lessons Learned and Techniques Modified: Hansen in the Real World. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 20(11). 1193–1196. 37 indexed citations
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Kılıçaslan, Fethi, Atul Verma, Eduardo Saad, et al.. (2006). Efficacy of catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation in patients with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy. Heart Rhythm. 3(3). 275–280. 61 indexed citations
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